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Not at all. I think all of my players have complete faith that I can immerse myself in just one character's mindset. And they've all stated that they like playing alongside me (save for my brother, since he's really never really had the opportunity).

As luck would have it, I'll probably be moving to Portland in a couple of months! So that should cut the distance down to... oh, 3,000 miles. Damn.

You guys are lucky! I truly do love GMing. More than playing, for sure. But it's very nice to play, and it's been years for me. I'm the only real GM in my group (outside of my brother). A couple others have tried it for 1-2 sessions and didn't like it. One other ran several campaigns (3-10...

I completely agree. Even if other posters here don't :) Yeah, it never much sounded like my style, but I read about the EN World mods getting to play in one of his games, and it sounded like a blast. I would probably have a great time playing in your game :) Though I do wonder how much of my...

Just popping in to say two quick things: (1) Despite all the negativity, I want to reiterate -since I've said it a lot in this thread- that I did have a lot of fun playing 4e. No qualifiers, just wanted to say that again. (2) My RPG would not be a commercial success in its current form. For...

In defense of The Flash, I think the pacing is awesome. It's running full speed. I did not expect them to hit anywhere near as many points as they have so early (spoilering some examples so I don't give stuff away). (1) Barry telling Iris how he feels so early. I thought they'd drag it out all...

I think I'm done with that, as far as you're concerned. I have no more interest in discussing railroading with you (just like I'm done discussing illusionism with you). Again, feel free to quote or mention me. Feel free to assert things about my style in good faith (or not) based on our...

I just want to point out that calling what you did (rephrasing what I'm saying when I've already explained it in a negative light and then dismissing it with one word) a dick move isn't abusive. But that assertion is amusing. Also, that quoted bit looks like something I explicitly skimmed...

I know you did. It's not a replacement term. Which can be described in other ways than how I defined "meaningful" when I quoted the dictionary (when you accused me of arguing semantics). You're just using bad jargon. "Good" here is purely subjective. As is "poor." I don't think it's worth...

I know you don't. I agree that the description of play (and "freeze-framing" in general) was a railroad. This is still railroading. It's just players being okay with the rails. Which is fine.

Thanks, fellow gamer! It really is about what you like. I'm not trying to say my way is best; I've even described my RPG as niche within a niche hobby, and I feel my play style is, as well. But it's fun for us, and I have reasons for doing it. I'm glad you have fun with your methods (and I even...

I know you don't. RPG play is nothing like football. What a terrible comparison. If you don't want to read what I wrote, you don't have to. But I'm not going to give my thoughts on something when you're purposefully trying to restate what I've written very clearly. That's just a dick move.

I used to term "uninformed" over and over again. I said that in this hypothetical, the players were uninformed. I was commenting on whether or not their choice is meaningful (in that it has a significant effect on the fiction and/or game). You're completely correct that I'm talking about the...

That's not what I said. At all.

Well, welcome to the great debate! The difference seems to be mostly in scene-framing, and player-driven. I consider my games to be more player-driven than pemerton, and I believe he assumes the opposite (as he seemed to call my style "GM-dominated"). But at the end of the day, both of our...

And I was responding to your "GM-dominated" game example.

Generally speaking, I roll for it. "Is so and so available?" Roll d%, set result based on likelihood. It's saying "the PCs will encounter this, no matter their choice. That fits my definition of railroading. It's not, necessarily? Generally speaking, I roll for it, starting with the most...

It's very GM-involved, not dominated. This would be based on the Negotiation check of the character. It would factor the risk vs reward of such a swap (including the reward of virtue, if that's something this NPC valued), and factor in your relationship to the guard (if you're an enemy, it'll...

Yes, very basic things suddenly become very important. AbdulAlhazred mentions this style being "very open to the temptations" just a few posts back, and that's also true. But if you're sticking to this style, it's very important to not give into those temptations. It's important to stay fairly...

Poor GMing implies OneTrueWay. See my sig for my thoughts on that. Okay? I literally didn't read the rest. Yes, it is. And I don't think we're going to get anywhere discussing it.